Not a Love Story (2011 film)

Last updated

Not A Love Story
Not-a-love-story.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
Story byNitish Sharma
Produced byNitish Sharma
Shailesh R Singh
Kiran Kumar Koneru
Starring Mahie Gill
Deepak Dobriyal
Nitish Sharma
Ajay Gehi
CinematographySapan Narula
Harshraj Shroff
M. Ravichandra Thevar
Edited by Abhijit Kokate
Vinay Chauhan
Jimmy Thomas
Music by Sandeep Chowta
Distributed byBohra Bros Prod. Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 19 August 2011 (2011-08-19)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Hindi
Budget80 lacs

Not A Love Story is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film inspired by the murder of Neeraj Grover in 2008 that led to the arrest of Emile Jerome Mathew and Maria Susairaj. Starring Mahie Gill, Deepak Dobriyal and Ajay Gehi and directed by Ram Gopal Varma, the film was released on 19 August 2011. Ram Gopal Varma has announced that the film is not a biopic but is inspired by the case. [1] [2]

Contents

The film's shooting was completed in 20 days. One of the prime locations was the building Dheeraj Solitaire where Neeraj Grover was allegedly murdered in 2008.

Cast

Plot

Standing at 5'6", Chandigarh-born Anusha Chawla, bids adieu to her boyfriend, Robin Fernandes, and re-locates to Mumbai, in order to act in movies. Weeks later she manages to meet a film-maker, Sam, who assures her of a lead role on the condition that she become intimate with him but she walks away. She meets with more disappointment when a movie with Richa gets shelved. Disappointed, she nevertheless continues to audition - encouraged by her new friends, Anju and Prashant - while Robin urges her to return home. She then meets with Ashish Bhatnagar, who puts her on a short-list, eventually gets approval, and signs her in a lead role. Both celebrate in a pub, get intoxicated and end up in bed in her Malad flat. The next day, a delighted Robin, happy with her success, attends at her residence to congratulate and surprise her, is enraged at Ashish and kills him. He subsequently cuts the latter's body in small pieces and the duo borrow Prashant's car, drive to an isolated spot in Dahisar and burn it. Before returning home, Robin instructs her not to tell anyone that he was in Mumbai. Days later, Prashant, Anju and she attend Malad Police Station and notify Inspector Mane that Ashish is missing. After obtaining statements from the trio, the police launch an investigation to try and locate Ashish. Eventually, Mane suspects Anusha, summons her, questions and tortures her, she confesses, and is arrested. Robin is also subsequently arrested, brought to Mumbai, and both are produced in Court.

Music

  1. "Yayi Re Yayi Re, Hoja Rangeela Re" - Tarannum Mallik
  2. "Jab Se Mai Choti Thi" - Sandeep Patil, Dharmaraj Bhatt
  3. "Yayi Re Yayi Re, Hoja Rangeela Re" (Sad) - Tarannum Mallik
  4. "Jab Se Mai Choti Thi" (Sad) - Sandeep Patil, Dharmaraj Bhatt
  5. "Woh Ek Pal Chhina Kal" - Arijit Datta, Neha Kakkar

Reception

Critical response

The critics' response has been positive to mixed. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 4 stars out of 5. [3] Subhash K Jha gave 3.5 out of 5. [4] Kaveree Bamzai of India Today gave 3 out of 5. [5] Zee News gave 3 out of 5. [6] Raja Sen of Rediff rated it 1.5 out of 5, saying that it is a film made in bad taste. [7] Harish of Behindwoods rated it 2 out of 5 and said "Overall in the time of stylish filmmaking of no substance movies, RGV tries to differ but with such a wafer-thin but powerful plot-line, you expect the background music, editing and camera work to push it to greatness and that is where the movie falters." [8]

Mayank Shekhar of the Hindustan Times said "it delves deeper into neither the young dream-chasers of a scary celeb industry nor chilling procedurals of an infamous police case", and rated it 2 out of 5. [9] CNN-IBN's Rajeev Masand said "Not A Love Story' is not entirely unwatchable", rating it 2 out of 5, but asserted that it is the "most senseless movie made in Bollywood for a long time." [10] Nupur Barua of fullhyd.com rated it 6/10 and said you can watch the movie if you can digest, visually, blood, gore, violent sex, and constant shaky camera movement. [11]

See also

Related Research Articles

<i>Saathiya</i> (film) 2002 film by Shaad Ali

Saathiya is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Shaad Ali and produced by Mani Ratnam and Yash Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The film stars Rani Mukerji and Vivek Oberoi, with Shah Rukh Khan and Tabu in cameos. The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman and the lyrics are penned by Gulzar. It is a remake of the Tamil film Alaipayuthey whose climax was reported to be inspired by the 1998 film Sliding Doors and which was also directed by Mani Ratnam with music composed by Rahman as well. Box Office India declared the film a Hit. Additionally, the film won 6 Filmfare Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anju Mahendru</span> Indian actress

Anju Mahendru is an Indian actress. She is best known as Reeva in Kahiin to Hoga, Kamini Gupta in Kasautii Zindagii Kay and Beeji in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai.

<i>Vaanathaippola</i> 2000 Indian film

Vaanathaippola is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Vikraman. The film stars Vijayakanth in dual role. The supporting cast include Meena, Prabhu Deva, Livingston, Kausalya and Anju Aravind. Produced by V. Ravichandran under Oscar Films, the film has a score and soundtrack composed by S. A. Rajkumar and cinematography handled by Arthur A. Wilson. The film tells the story of a caring brother who makes sacrifices to ensure his three younger brothers succeed in life.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashish Vidyarthi</span> Indian actor (born 1962)

Ashish Vidyarthi is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi and Bengali films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Drohkaal. He has also received several awards including a Filmfare Award South along with nominations for two Filmfare Awards.

<i>88 Antop Hill</i> 2003 Indian film

88 Antop Hill is a 2003 Hindi mystery thriller film. The story, screenplay and direction are by Kushan Nandy; dialogues by Ashish Deo. The film is a murder mystery and is loosely based on James Hadley Chase's 1954 novel Tiger by The Tail and was released on 27 June 2003.

<i>Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani</i> 2009 romantic comedy film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi

Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, based on a script written in conjunction with Rajesh Tailang and a story written in conjunction with K. Rajeshwar, and produced by Ramesh S. Taurani under the Tips Industries Limited banner. Loosely inspired by the 2005 Telugu film Soggadu, it stars Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles, with Smita Jaykar, Darshan Jariwala, Upen Patel, Govind Namdev, Dolly Bindra, Mithilesh Chaturvedi, Navneet Nishan, Zakir Hussain and Rana Jung Bahadur in supporting roles, with Salman Khan in a special appearance. Upon release, it was a critical and commercial success grossing ₹103.21 crore worldwide, becoming the third-highest grossing Hindi film of the year.

<i>Dev.D</i> 2009 film by Anurag Kashyap

Dev.D is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic black comedy film released on 6 February 2009. Written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, it is a modern-day take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's classic Bengali novel Devdas, previously adapted for the screen by P.C. Barua and Bimal Roy and more recently by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Dev.D received positive critical reviews. The film is set in contemporary Punjab and Delhi, where familial ties are negotiated by the traditional system and marriages are a game of power and a matter of honour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mahie Gill</span> Indian actress

Rimpy Kaur "Mahie" Gill is an Indian actress, working in the Hindi and Punjabi film industries. She is best known for her role of Paro in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed Hindi film Dev.D, a modern take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bengali novella Devdas, for which she also won the 2010 Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She started her career in Punjabi films before making a debut in Bollywood with Dev.D.

<i>Tanu Weds Manu</i> 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film

Tanu Weds Manu is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama by Aanand L. Rai, and produced by Shailesh R Singh. It stars R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Eijaz Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Deepak Dobriyal. The story of the film has been written by Himanshu Sharma, music is directed by Krsna Solo and the lyrics penned by Rajshekhar.

<i>Katputtli</i> 2006 Indian film

Katputtli is a 2006 Bollywood thriller film directed by Sanjay Khanna. The film stars Mink Brar, Milind Soman, Yukta Mookhey, Sameer Dharmadhikari and Seema Biswas.

<i>That Girl in Yellow Boots</i> 2010 Indian film

That Girl in Yellow Boots is a 2010 Indian thriller film by director Anurag Kashyap, starring Kalki Koechlin and Naseeruddin Shah. The film was first screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2010, followed by the Venice Film Festival after it played in several festivals worldwide including the South Asian International Film Festival. The commercial release however took place a year later in September 2011, both in India as well as in the U.S.

Neeraj Grover was a television executive working for Synergy Adlabs, a Mumbai based production house. He was found dead in May 2008, a crime for which actress Maria Susairaj and her boyfriend Lieutenant Emile Jerome Mathew were arrested. Mathew was eventually found guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and for destroying evidence. Susairaj was acquitted of the killing itself, but found guilty of destroying evidence. The killing and subsequent trial received significant press coverage in India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parineeti Chopra</span> Indian actress (born 1988)

Parineeti Chopra is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. Chopra is a recipient of several accolades, including a Filmfare and a National Film Award. Chopra has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2013.

<i>Zanjeer</i> (2013 film) 2013 Indian film

Zanjeer (transl. Shackles) is a 2013 Indian action crime film directed by Apoorva Lakhia. The film is shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu languages, the latter titled Thoofan (transl. Typhoon). A remake of the 1973 Hindi film of the same name, it stars Ram Charan and Priyanka Chopra with Sanjay Dutt in a pivotal role in the Hindi version who is replaced by Srihari in Telugu. Prakash Raj, Atul Kulkarni, and Mahie Gill play supporting roles.

<i>Aaj Kie Aurat</i> 1993 Indian film

Aaj Kie Aurat is a 1993 Hindi-language social problem film, produced & directed by Avtar Bhogal on ABC International banner. Starring Jeetendra, Dimple Kapadia and music composed by Bappi Lahari.

<i>Rani</i> (1943 film) 1943 Indian film

Rani (Queen) also called Ranee is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1943 and directed by P.C. Barua. Barua produced, scripted and acted as the lead in the film. Jamuna and Patience Cooper were his co-stars. The music direction was by Kamal Dasgupta with lyrics by Pandit Madhur. The film was a bilingual made simultaneously in Hindi and in the Bengali language as Chandar Kalanka. The rest of the cast included Jahar Ganguly, Bikram Kapoor and Kalavati.

Ek Mutthi Aasmaan is an Indian family drama television show. Neha Pandey was in charge of casting It aired on Zee TV. it was replaced by Bandhan.

<i>Wedding Anniversary</i> 2017 Indian film by Shekhar S Jha

Wedding Anniversary is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, directed by Shekhar S Jha, produced by Kumar V Mahant and Achut Naik, and presented by Bharat Shah. The film stars Nana Patekar and Mahie Gill in leading roles and was released on 24 February 2017.

<i>Kaamyaab</i> Indian Hindi-language drama film by Hardik Mehta

Kaamyaab is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed and written by Hardik Mehta, and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Drishyam Films. The film stars Sanjay Mishra and Deepak Dobriyal with Isha Talwar, Nasirr Khan and Sarika Singh appearing in supporting roles. It is the story of a washed up “side-actor” of Hindi movies, who wants to make a comeback with a memorable role so that he can complete a record figure of acting in 500 films.

<i>Aafat-E-Ishq</i> Indian black comedy film by Indrajit Nattoji

Aafat-e-Ishq is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film directed by Indrajit Nattoji, and produced by Zee Studios. The film is based on the Hungarian film Liza, the Fox-Fairy. It features Neha Sharma, Namit Das, Deepak Dobriyal, Amit Sial. The film was released on 29 October 2021 on ZEE5. The film received mixed reviews, criticizing the pace and writing while appreciating the multigenre filmmaking style, unconventional storytelling, unique cinema art, and outstanding performances.

References

  1. ↑ Sandeep Chowta and RGV join forces again. IBN Live. 2011-05-10. Retrieved on 2011-07-04.
  2. ↑ "First look of 'Not a love story'". The Indian Express . 2 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Taran Adarsh (19 August 2011). "Not A Love Story Review". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Subhash K Jha Barua (20 August 2011). "Not A Love Story Review". ibosnetwork. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Kaveree Bamzai (19 August 2011). "Not A Love Story Review". India Today. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Zee News (19 August 2011). "Not A Love Story Review". Zee News. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  7. ↑ Raja Sen (19 August 2011). "Not A Love Story Review". Rediff. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Not A Love Story Movie Review". Behindwoods. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  9. ↑ Mayank Shekhar (19 August 2011). "Not A Love Story Review". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  10. ↑ Rajeev Masand (19 August 2011). "Not A Love Story Review". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  11. ↑ Nupur Barua (19 August 2011). "Not A Love Story Review". fullhyd.com. Retrieved 27 August 2011..
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.